On June 25 it will be 6 years ago that I opened my little handmade Etsy shop, inspired and encouraged by other Crafster members.My shop has been successful (on a small scale, but just fine for me) ever since.

Those bags were quite a project. The bolt of 1930's painter's canvas was thick and smelly and not meant to be washed or sewn... I cut it up into smaller pieces and they came out of the washing machine like oddly shaped rocks. I had to iron them flat while they were still wet, using a lot of pressure. But now they make the strongest handbags ever!